Best Management Practices for Invasive Species

In 2006, Wisconsin began the process of developing the Best Management Practices (BMPs) for invasive species.  Through a collaborative process which involved industry practitioners, experts and affected stakeholders, they strove to develop voluntary standards of practice to aid in the management and control of invasive species in the forests and natural landscape of Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Forestry Division, in partnership with the Wisconsin Council on Forestry, facilitated the development of the BMPs with funding from the US Forest Service. The BMPs offer a framework for addressing the state’s invasives problems. The BMPs for Invasive Species Manual offers voluntary practices that can be integrated with all activities that impact forests. The BMP manual includes standards of practice that will aid in limiting the introduction and spread of invasive plants, invertebrates and diseases.

There are four separate tracks to address most audiences in the effort to limit the spread. They include:
Forestry
Recreational Users
Urban Forestry
Transportation and Utility Corridors

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